Three students contested an election and received 1000, 5000 and 10000 votes, respectively. What is the percentage of the total votes the winning student gets? 

Three students contested an election and received 1000, 5000 and 10000 votes, respectively. What is the percentage of the total votes the winning student gets?

The winning student gets 62.5% of the total votes.

Winning Percentage = Votes received / Total Votes

Total number of votes = 1000 + 5000 + 10000 = 16000

Percentage of total votes the winning student gets = (10000 / 16000) * 100

= (0.625) * 100

= 62.5%

So, the winning student gets 62.5% of the total votes.

Examples Problems to Work Out

1. In a school election, three candidates are running for class president. After the votes are counted, Candidate A receives 350 votes, Candidate B receives 480 votes, and Candidate C receives 620 votes. What percentage of the total votes does the winning candidate receive?

2. In a school talent show, three contestants performed and received scores of 80, 90, and 95 points, respectively, from the judges. What percentage of the total points did the highest-scoring contestant receive?

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